Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -2

SCOTLAND'S CHURCHES TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 12 years

www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£130,869	£132,002	£219,976	£38,245	£56,482	£44,928
Total spending	£176,085	£172,981	£169,751	£125,532	£94,244	£41,108
Surplus/deficit	-£45,216	-£40,979	£50,225	-£87,287	-£37,762	£3,820

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of religion
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Grants for Scottish Churches
£30,000	12/06/2019	Grants for Scottish Churches
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Scotland's Churches Trust
£60,000	13/09/2018 24	Support for Places of Worship through maintenance and fabric repair
Dulverton Trust - Church Maintenance Grants
£45,000	08/06/2016	Church Maintenance Grants
Dulverton Trust - Church Maintenance Grants
£30,000	19/06/2013	Church Maintenance Grants

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 23/04/2012, number: SC043105

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

15 North Bank Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2LP

Objectives

The organisation is established for charitable purposes only and, in particular, aims to advance the preservation, promotion and understanding of Scotland's rich architectural heritage represented in its churches and places of worship of all denominations. Its purposes are: 4.1 to advance heritage and religion by the preservation and upkeep of churches and other places of worship including churchyards. 4.2 to encourage churches and other places of worship to open to welcome visitors, tourists and pilgrims. 4.3 to advance education and promote understanding of the public about the history, art, architecture and traditions of churches and other places of worship and their position as a focal point in the community. and 4.4 to provide grants or donations to other charitable or religious individuals, bodies or organisations with aims or objects analogous to purposes 4.1-4.3 or, more generally, with the common purpose of maintaining churches and other places of worship.

Data Sources